Making blueberry jelly...

Making jelly is not as hard as it seems!  It might be a bit of a sticky mess, but no worries... it is worth it! 

I start out by washing my jelly jars in the dishwasher so they are sanitized and HOT while filling.  While they wash, I make the jelly and (carefully) fill the jars.  Boil your lids and rings before placing and sealing jars.

Need:

4 cups prepared berries

4 cups sugar

1 box sure-jell

jars, lids, rings

READY. SET. GOOOOOO!!!!

Wash blueberries (about 3 pt)

If making jam, crush berries.  We run ours through a food strainer.  

You need 4 cups of prepared fruit... 

... and a cutie pie to help prepare it...

you need 4 cups of juice/crushed berries

put 4 cups of sugar in a SEPARATE bowl to use a little later

place juice/crushed berries in pot and add 1 box of sure-jell

(some add a little butter to reduce foaming, but I don't see where it helps much)

bring to a full rolling boil on high heat, keep stirring

stir in your 4 cups of sugar and bring to a full boil again, boiling exactly 1 minute

 then remove from heat and skim off foam

QUICKLY (but be careful to not get burned), ladle jelly into jars. I use a wet paper towel and wipe across the rim of the jar after filling, then place my lids and rings.  I hand tighten (very tightly by using rags to keep from getting burned) and place upside-down on counter top for 10 minutes.  The sure-jell directions say to place in a water bath, but one of my besties (Melanie) taught me this trick and it works every time!  After 10 minutes of upside-down goodness, place jars upright and wait for them to POP! Voila!! 

Enjoy your tooty-fruity goodness!!!